While information security may not be the first area that comes to mind when thinking about food safety, failing to prioritize it can cause devastating harm to a company’s image and bottom line.
For regular readers of FE&S, you might be tempted to skim past the masthead on page 4 because, thankfully, the names and titles haven’t changed very much over the past 12 years.
Dennis Oland has been with Lafayette, Ind.-based service agent ICU Mechanical Company since its inception in 1999. Having begun his career studying HVAC and refrigeration while serving in the United States Army, Oland has held different positions within the company during his career before settling in his current role as ICU’s hotside foreman.
Sometimes a chance meeting can completely change someone’s career trajectory. Take for example, Chip Norwood, owner and CFESA master technician for Norwood’s Commercial Appliances in Boone, N.C.
Business and industry foodservice operators all have different journeys, priorities, and return-to-office strategies. What is universal: Foodservice as an amenity has a major role to play in every organization.
When COVID-19 unexpectedly walloped the restaurant industry, operators got a crash course in resiliency. They amped up their technology investments and retooled their business models to maintain their strength — or at least keep the lights on.
Food safety should always be top of mind, given its importance in human health.
With only days to go before the FE&S Dealer of the Year & All-Industry Awards Gala 2023, which will take place May 20 at the Four Seasons Chicago, our excitement continues to grow.
Great dealer sales reps are problem-solvers for their clients. From major decisions like right-sizing a piece of equipment to a particular menu application to day-to-day problems like making sure the dishes are getting clean or food is being stored properly, DSRs can have a huge impact on an operation’s overall effectiveness.
This might have been the unofficial motto of The NAFEM Show 2023, which took place Feb. 1-3 in Orlando, Fla.
How automated equipment supports employees and ensures consistency amid the labor shortage.
Some people spend their entire professional lives trying to find the right challenge. For others finding the right career can be as simple as following your interests. Such is the case with Anthony Strobl, lead refrigeration and HVAC technician with DRD Repair, a Lexington, Ky., service agent.
For some people, finding the right career path can be a lifelong exercise. For others, it can be as simple as pursuing your passions. Such is the case with Brennen Schaller, south service manager for Town Center, a Michigan-based service agent specializing in HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, electrical, commercial cooking equipment and facility services for the foodservice industry.
Mentor: noun; an experienced and trusted adviser.
Need a sign things have returned to something approaching normal this fall? On September 19, 2023, FE&S will bring back our Tour the Trends event in Chicago.
For the longest time, when someone mentioned food sold at a convenience store, the first thing that came to mind was not so much a menu item but a piece of equipment: the roller grill.
Adding 15 companies to the Tech24 family in the past two years meant weaving multiple different corporate cultures into one corporate blanket. We realize Tech24 is not alone in this endeavor. The pace of consolidation continues in many of the segments of our industry, from the service side to rep groups to dealers to factories to operators.
Since its founding in 1959, Little Caesars has grown to the third largest pizza chain in the world with stores in each of the 50 states and 27 countries and territories.
Despite being a part of an industry that continues to face a variety of headwinds, Scooter’s Coffee continues to operate in the fast lane.
Once the province of c-stores and grocers, the pandemic ushered in a new era of grab-and-go competitors in the form of restaurants, corporate dining and just about anywhere else that serves food.
